Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-12
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the consumption of fuel.
A YOUNG MAN OF Kansas City was playing
a guitar the other evening ana large rat
came into the room, seemingly well o eased
win the music. 1t slowly approached the
player unit very near, and then after listen
Ing for some time slowly went away.
IN a trial before Justice OF the Peace at
Lead City. OAK. the plaintiff, during the
temporary absence Of the court whipped the
defendant. while the attorneys kept the
crowd back SO they could fight. The court
then returned and the trial proceeded.
TIE stories of cIergvmen who go through
the service for one auditor reminds one of a
case in Eastern Connecticut. The auditor in
this case was young lady, member OF the
clergyman's family. He not only went
thr ugh the entire service for her sole benefit.
hut ad To her a notice of a change IN the
time OF meeting OF the Young Women's Guild.
| which she had herself handed TO him.
FARMER PLAUD. near San Miguel, CAL,
hearing that his daughter, who was in the
town, was about to run away with a railroad
hand, drove into town, got his daughter, and
stfrted for home " 18th her. The young man
hired fast horse, followed and overlook the
Ole man. and made him give up the girl at the
point of the pistol. The two went back to
san Miguel together, and Mr.. Plaud drove
home alone.
THERE are In the different parts of Russia
theatres for Little Russians, Poles, Germans,
Swedes, Firms. Esthonians, Let's. Georgians,
ArmenIans, and jews. To these a theatre
for Tarrars has just been added at Tiiis. IN
which both actors and audience are Mussul-
mans, and to which women are only admit
ted as rare exception. The actors are either
nom MUS mans, or the female role is repre-
sented by men.
TIE fifteen members from Alsace- Lorraine
can do little more in the Reichstag than vote
against Prince Blsmarck's measures. 1t was
suggested to anne mher of the Rechstag that
poss bly, the Alsace L0rralners might attempt
something like the Parnei tie tactics in the
House of Commons. You forget that Prince
bismarck s not an Engllshman,' was the re-
ply. HE allows no fooishness, especially
from men with French Names"
K. B. DAVIS, while putting up telephone
wires in Detroit, seized a working wire and
received shock that knocked him from the
pole to an adjoining roof. He was not harmed
10y the fall. but found that the wire rad
burned q groove across the palm of his hand
clear to the bone. Not drop of blood was
drawn, and on the sides of the groove the
fle h was scared. The hand gave him no
pain, and he was at work next day.
A SHEBOYGAN, MICH. widow. after mourn
ing ten days for her dear departed, sought
consolation in a second marriage. She didn't
find it, though, for it is said that ever since
the wedding the ghost of the dead husband
has been IN king things lively for the honey
moOners, who have already moved severa
times, but are unable 10 escape the spirit,
which rattles windows. groans, shakes the
doors. and makes himself generally very dis
agreeable.
A GERMAN BOTANIsT has discovered a
source of brandy and alcohol in the poppy
1t appears that the pulp which covers the
poppy seed contains saccharne matter, which,
after due fermentation aud distllation, pro-
duces Kind of brandy of an agreeable flavor.
AS this pulp has been hitherto thrown away,
the discovery. it Is said. affords poppy plan
tiers an opportunity of reaiIZing more profit
from their crops withouJ very great eX-
pendlture OF capital.
LAST SUMNER Pennsylvania saw a lot of
his neighbours hens in his wheat field, and.
taking down his shotgun. he killed most of
them. Then ne added insult to injury bv
suing the chicken owner for $50 for damage
done by the fowls, and he won the case and
recovered the money. The neighbor In turn
prosecuted the chicken slayer under stat
ute for "kilhng and manning domestic ami
mails, and the Judge has decided that the
killing was justitiaule.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO Simon Thrall.
we!l-to-do farmer living near Dayton, o.,
wanted TO take his 4-year- old child to church
with him Sunday. The child was c'nvaes-
cling from a long Illness and It's mother OBJ
jecied to its going out. A quarrel ensued be-
tween husband and wife, resulting in their
saying bitter tiilgs to one another. 1t was
heir first and asst quarrel, for neither one
has spoken word TO the other since. although
four children have been born to them in the
meantime.
DR.. p. NJ. WISE, Superintendent of the
Willard Insane Asylum. relates amusing in
cidents: such as the story of the doctor who
gave a woman prescription for pleurodyg-
mia, saying, "Put this to your side; :" ana the
patient, instead of obtaining the prescribed
PLASTER, put the prescription on the affected
All "a M IlT nhol lrAxH rf
Crary fame, mentions an instance where he
gave laboring man a prescription, saying,
Take that" The patient returned in a few
days hearty and well, after literally taking
the prescription, that is the paper.
BELGIUM is going ahead. She has intro
duced the idea at charity bazars of holding
"A Beauties Show" divided into two sec
tions town and country lasses. Prizes are in
jewelry. All girls entering for competitor
must pay fee. The first D iZe winner is au-
thorlzed TO wear the champion necklace"
pending twelve me n MS. The chain is in gold,
tiattish links, with the wearer's likeness in a
lOcket suspended therefr"m. On the compile
ton of her year OF glory she is presented with
the locket, and her name and date is engraved
on one of the links to mark each queen of
beauty's reign. the arrangement Gems To
he little on the line Of the Lord Mayor Of
LJndon's Official CHI am.
JEAN PAUL REGISTER surrounded himself
with pets as If they were the necessaries OF
lie. tdNOrlte poodle accompanied him in
all his journeyings. aud must not be ex-
cluded from any house where he en- cred
Love me, love my dog {" Ills birds hop,eu
over the page on which he was writing he
waiting the while with suspended zen and
continuing patience unll they should pass
A tame squirrel sat upon his shoulder in his
walks about town; and once lat the christ
ing Of Il friends hi d, where Jean Paul was
10 stand godfather. having forgotten to leave
The ere ature behind. he was Obliged to nut /,
in his pocket, ana with difficulty prevented
his escape with his left, while with his rlght
hand and arm he held the babe,
AMONG those converted during a recent re-
vival at Huntington, Pa, was young
news-boy. whose disposition to cheat AID
swIndle his customers was well kno Wn in hat
part of The Town IN which his beat was loca-
ted. II iVing decided to become II Christian
the wIcKed news boy went around TO the per-
IONS who had incurred his hatred and begged
their pardon. Then he sold out his Interest
in u 70 ier-skating rink. which he ana several
men had purchased, because he believe II
nelued to aid o d Satan in his ungody plans
and also disposed OF his Sunda, new. paper
list. believing that the sabbath req uired hi.
services IN more ennobing work. Having
done this he went to the Me hOdist Churcn
presented himself at the altar ana was taken
into the fold.
HERBERT, the 6-year-old son OF II. r. An
thony, of Reading, is SAID by the Eagle of that
city 10 have curious pct III The shape of
terrapin, which often amuses visiLors nv ITS